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OK I thought I did a Styx thread at some point. Maybe I didn't, but I think it may have fell victim to the great forum purge.
Anyway couldn't find the thread, so here we are folks. Also posted a few Styx tracks in a different thread which is what got me started down this path.
Issuing a nerd alert - you've been warned. 
Styx started off as The Tradewinds formed by Dennis DeYoung and the fraternal twin Panozzo brothers. Tom Nardin replaced Chuck Panozzo when he left for seminary school. When Chuck returned he took up the bass. But because another band with the same name became well known they changed their name to TW4. Nardin left and John Curulewski replaced him, soon to be joined by James Young. Sometime after this lineup formed they signed with Wooden Nickel Records and changed their name to Styx.
Early Styx with John Curulewski and before Shaw's tenure started. Curulewski would stay with the band though the Wooden Nickel years and for their first A&M release before leaving to spend more time with his family. Tommy Shaw was brought into replace him. This lineup would stick together for an additional six LPs before disbanding after the release of and tour supporting Kilroy Was Here whose creative concept was the final straw.
The band would reform for a few more albums. Edge of the Century was their first "reunion" album, but without Shaw as he was committed to Damn Yankees. Glen Burtnik was brought in to replace him on the album and tour. Shaw would later rejoin the band for The Return to Paradise tour which spawned Return to Paradise a live two disc set with a few new studio songs. Sick from liver issues John Panozzo wasn't able to record or tour, so he was replaced on drums by Todd Sucherman. Sadly John didn't recover and passed before the album's release. The band again reunited for the album Brave New World. Creative differences with Dennis DeYoung resulted in a final split with him - at least up till now. In fact DeYoung couldn't tour because of a viral illness, but because of the split they toured without him. Lawrence Gowan would replace him on tour. They've put out a couple studio albums and a few live albums since the last split with DeYoung.
Going to try to go with one track per album and in order though the live stuff may gob things up a bit.
The original "Lady" from Styx II.
Last of The Wooden Nickel Record recordings so this gets two.
Equinox the first album with A&M and the last with Curulewski. Just posted this in a 4th thread, so here's one that'll melt the vinyl.
Enter Tommy Shaw. Title track.
Great album art and not a clinker on it.
One to show the cover art. 
One from Pieces of Eight.
Closing track on Cornerstone.
Beginning of the end for the band. From Paradise Theatre.
The one that broke the camel's back so to speak. Irony...
The bands first live album was a double LP titled Caught in the Act. It did spawn one new song, this one. Note Shaw's "appearance" or lack thereof in the video. By the end of the video shoot he left the band and much ( maybe all? ) of his footage was shot separately as he was in a different location working on his first solo album.
Reunion album though Shaw is MIA as he was part of Damn Yankees. Also the last to feature John Panozzo before his death. Glen Burtnik replaced Shaw.
Return to Paradise was a live reunion album/tour. It featured a few new tracks including this one by Shaw for John Panozzo.
Going with studio releases from here out. Last studio album (to date) with Dennis DeYoung.
From 2003's Cyclorama.
Big Bang Theory - an album of covers.
Last studio album to date is The Mission.
